Subsidies keeping wind, solar generation viable
OPINION: I recently wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister because at a recent Federated Farmers meeting, Chris Luxon told me wind and solar generation is not subsidised.
Murphy warns, "You'll see a $10 cucumber in no time".
Greenhouse growers will be affected by changes to industrial allocation, where government gives free emission units to businesses, keeping them competitive against countries who aren't facing crippling ETS costs.
There will be fewer free permits than before; some growers will pay an extra $200k this year, which VNZ warns could force them out of business.
Those locked into gas contracts who cannot switch to alternatives will be hit with higher ETS fees for using that gas.
As Murph rightly says, "it's a triumph of bureaucracy".
